Machine for labeling bottles, jars, tins, and the like.



J. PETERSEN. MACHINE FOR LABELING BOTTLES, JARS, TINS, AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-18, 1912- 1,17'5,291 Patented Mar. 14, 1916.

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J. PETERSEN. MACHINE FOR LABELING BOTTLES, JARS, TlNS, AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 18. I912. 1,175,291. Patented Mar. 11,1916.

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NES PETERSEN, OF COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, ASSIGNOB TO BRINCH, PETERSEN & SPEHR, OE COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, A CORPORATION OF DENMARK.

MACHINE FOR LABELING BOTTILES, JARS, TINS, AND THE LIKE."

Specification of Letters Patent. 7

Patented Mar. 14, 1916.

Application filed September 18, 1912. Serial No. 721,023.

, Denmark, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Labeling Bottles, Jars, Tins, and the like, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a machine for labeling bottles and other containers and has for its object the production of a simple machine by which labels may be rapidly applied to the containers while-the latter are passing through the machine.

With this object in view the machine comprises cotiperating rotatable elements movable in unison whereby adhesive substance is first applied to a label carrier, the label carrier is moved to receivev a label from a label holder and impart adhesive substance thereto, is next moved to a label support to be retained thereat while the label'carrier proceeds to partake of the next circuit similar to that completed at the label support, and means whereby the containers are delivered to the label while the latter is resting upon the label support.

Figure 1 1s a vertical cross section through my labeling machine. Fig. 2 is a section taken on line a.a, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the paste delivering mechanism. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the paste delivering mechanism. Fig. 5 is a top or plan view of the paste delivering mechanism.

In the accompanying drawings, 21 designates a label holder at the-top of my machine, this label holder being designed to receive labels placed therein, printed side uppermost, supported by detents, some of which remain in fixed positions to constantly support the stack of labels while others, designated by the numeral 40, are movable to permit the withdrawal of the labels from the bottom of the stack as will hereinafter appear. The number of label holders 21 is op tional depending on the number of labels applied to each bottle and it will be observed on referring to Fig. 2 that I have shown two label holders, one of which ma contain labels for application to the bodies of bottles and the other of which may contain labels for ap lication to the necks of bottles.

41 esignates the main shaft of my ma- I shine, this shaft having fixed thereto radial arms 25 in which are journaled secondary shafts .42 adapted to rotate around the axis of the main shaft. I have shown two sets of such arms and two secondary shafts but any other desired number may be' utilized and equipped with the appurtenances hereinafter described. Each secondary shaft is pro vided with a spur wheel43 which meshes with an internal gear wheel 44 supported by the frame of the machine, as seen most clearly in Fig. 2.

It will be understood from the foregoing description that during the rotation of the main shaft 41 the secondary shafts willnot only rotate around the axis of said main shaft but they will also be turned on their own axes due to the ineshing of the spur wheels 43 with the internal gear wheel 44.

24 designates label carriers fixed to the secondary shafts 42 and-adapted to partake of the rotary motion imparted to these shafts. These label carriers are preferably formed with curved label receiving faces which are concentric with the secondary shafts 42, these faces being adapted to be first presented to the paste delivering mech anism 0f the machine to receive coatings of paste or other-adhesive substance then to the label holder to receive the labels, and finally to the point at which the labels are to be applied to the bottles or other containers.

I will next describe the paste delivering mechanism. This I mechanism includes a feed roller 23 carried by a shaft 46 and rotatable in a paste pan 22. The feed roller shaft is driven by a belt 45 operated by the main shaft 41. Posts 50 located above the paste pan 22 serve as supports for a rockable rod 50 to which a pair of upper arms 51 are loosely fitted. A pair of lower arms 52 are fixed to said rod 50 and the arms 51 and 52 are spread apart by separating springs '55. The lower arms 52 servess supports for a lower roller 53 journaled therein while the upper arms 51 serve as r supports for an upper roller 54 journaled therein.

56 is a-belt operable upon the rollers 53 and 54, the said belt being arranged in the path of travel of the label carriers 24 durmg their circuits around the main shaft 41. Provision is made for operating the belt 56 intermittently so that it will at one time,

travel in contact with the paste feed roller 23 to receive a supply of paste, and at another time remain stationary While paste is being delivered therefrom to the label carrier 24. \Vith this in view I provide a spur Wheel 47 upon the feed roller shaft 46 and a spur wheel 48 upon the belt driving roller 53 adapted to mesh with each other, asshown in Fig. 3. I also provide upon the feed roller shaft 46 a cam wheel 49 having lifting elements corresponding in number to the number of secondary shafts 42, this cam being cooperable with a leg 57 carried by one of the lower arms 52 fixed to the rock able rod 50 During the intervals in the operation of the machine in which the leg 57 is resting 'upon the cam wheel 49 intermediate of its lifting elements the belt 56 remains in contact with the feed roller 23 and said belt has movement imparted thereto at such times due to the meshing of the spur wheel 48 with the spur wheel 47. Just previous, however, to each contact of each label carrier 2-1 with said belt a lifting element ofthe cam wheel 49 operates to lift the leg 57, the arms 52, the paste delivery belt and other coexisting parts whereby the spur wheel 48 is withdrawn from engagement with the spur wheel 47, this withdrawal resulting in cessation of operation of said paste delivery belt. This stopping ofthe operation of said belt permits the paste receiving sur face. of a label carrier 24 to press against the belt while it is stationary; thereby permitting a better application of paste to the label carrier than would be possible during movement of the belt.

The bottles or other containers to be labeled in my machine are conducted upon a runway 36 to an endless conveyer comprising chains 39. This conveyer also includes pivotally mounted claws 26 arranged in pairs, each pair of claws being connected by a spring 27. One claw of each pair is provided with a heel piece 59 adapted to ride in contact with a U-shaped member 28 located within the conveyer at a lower elevation than that occupied by therunway 36. As each pair of claws 27 passes this -U-shaped member 28 a heel piece 59 rides thereagainst, as seen in Fig. 1, with the result of causing the claws to be opened and held open until it reaches the runway 36, then as the heel piece becomes separated from the member 28 the claws are closed by the springs 27 to grip the container delivered thereto and conduct it through the course of the conveyer, until the container, having been labeled, is released from the claws due to engagement of the heel piece 59 with the inner arm of the U-shaped member 28. The containers are, therefore, carried upwardly from the runway 36 toward the label holder 21 and then downwardly past the labeling station where the in proximity to theshelf 31. -This gripping finger is normally drawn toward such shelf by a spring 62 and it is moved away from the shelf by a cam wheel 61, a shaft 60, which receives the engagement of a roller 29 carried by the gripping finger.

32 designates spring controlled presser devices located beneath the shelf 31. These presser devices comprise pivotally mounted arms arranged in pairs and having rollers mounted therein in contact with which the containers move after they have received the labels in passing the shelf 31.

The operation of my machine is as follows: As the main shaft 11 rotates it. carries with it the arms 25 with the result of causing the secondary shafts 42 to move in a circuit around the main shaft. The secondary shafts being geared to the-internal gear wheel 11 by the spur wheels 43 have rotation imparted to them in addition to their movement around the main shaft. and the label carriers 21 partake of the same movement as that partaken of by the secondary shafts. The label carriers are so mounted that their label receiving surfaces will be presented to the paste desuch holder. Consequently each label will,

in its circuit, be so rota-ted that it will first receive a coating of adhesive substance from the belt 56 then, during continued forward movement and rotation, pass to the label holder and, after operating the detents 10 to release the lowermost label will roll in contact with the back of the lowermost label which will be carried away upon the label holder as the latter moves onwardly. The label carrier then moves onward to the shelf 31, being rotated on its axis during such movement, and when it reaches the shelf 31 its label holding surface is presented downwardly toward said shelf. At this juncture the cam wheel 61 permits the gripping finger 30 to move inwardly and engage the label upon the label carrier, gripping it between the free end of the finger and a portion of the shelf beneath such free end. The label carrier in continuing its onward movement becomes separated from the label which remains at rest upon the shelf. gummed sides uppermost, ready for application to the container that is to receive it. The label is he] upon the shelf 31 so that it spans the aperture therein and as a container passes through such aperture the label is caught thereon. Then as the container moves downwardly between the pairs of vices 32 said rollers act to firmly aflix the labels to the containers. The labeled containers are then discharged from the claws 26 onto the container 37 by which they are conducted away from the machine.

I claim- 1. A labeling machine comprising a support, a shaft movable around said support, means for rotating said shaft, a label carrier movable with said shaft; an adhesive substance delivery device, a label holder and label support to which said label carrier is movable in succession; and means for conducting containers past said labelsupport to receive the labels after their deposit on said support by said label carrier.

2. A labeling machine comprising a driving shaft, a secondary shaft supported by and movable around said driving shaft, means for rotating said secondary shaft, a label carrier movable with said secondary shaft; an adhesive substance delivery device, a label holder and label support to which said label carrier is movable in succession; and means for conducting containers past said label support to receive the labels after their deposit on said support by said label carrier.

3. A labeling machine comprising a driving shaft, a secondary shaft supported by and movable around said driving shaft, means for rotating said secondary shaft, a label carrier carried by said secondary shaft; an adhesive substance delivery device, a label holder and label support to which said label carrier is movable in succession; and means for conducting containers past said label support to receive the labels after their deposit on said support by said label carrier.

4. A labeling machine comprising a driving shaft, a secondary shaft supported by said driving shaft and movable in a circuit therearound, a driven member carried by said secondary shaft, a driving member for operating said driven member during the circuit movement of said secondary shaft, a label carrier movable with said shaft; an adhesive substance delivery device, a label holder and label support to which said label carrier is movable in succession; and means for conducting containers past said label support to receive the labels after their deposit on said support by said label carrier.

5. A labeling machine comprising a driving shaft, a secondary shaft supported by and movable in a circuit around said driving shaft, a spur wheel fixed to said secondary shaft, an internal gear wheel with which said spur wheel cooperates to impart rotation to said secondary shaft during its circuit movement around said driving shaft, a label carrier movable with said shaft; an adhesive substance delivery device, a label holder and label support to which said label carrier is movable in succession; and means for conducting containers past said label support to receive the labels after their deposit on said support by said label carrier.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHANNES PETERSEN.

Witnesses F. Wonsmc, Cues. UNDE. 

